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The fallout from the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues to impact global commodity markets and to represent a major threat to global food security. In a post-COVID-19 recovery already marked by market balance challenges and price surges, it brings additional instability and uncertainty. Ukrainian agriculture is directly impacted all along the supply chain, from production …

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The European Commission has published its second semi-annual report on the NextGenerationEU funding programme, covering the period 1 January – 30 June 2022. The report reviews the implementation of the NGEU funding in the first half of the year. The Commission has so far raised €121 billion in long-term funding under NGEU since the start …

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The EU4Health Annual Work Programmes (2021 and 2022) include a number of actions that will be implemented through procurements. This tentative calendar gives an overview of upcoming calls in the second semester of 2022.   Interested parties are invited to regularly consult TED and e-Tendering for the possible publication of the contract notice and tender …

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On 30 June, the EIC Programme Manager, Iordanis Arzimanoglou and the Health and Biotech team organised a “Licensing in Biotech” online workshop. In total, seven external speakers in the field were invited. The presenters talked about their proven international experiences in Licensing, Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property and are affiliated with institutions such as BioNTech, …

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The European Commission adopted a New European Innovation Agenda. It will help Europe to develop new technologies with innovation to address the most urgent societal challenges, and to bring them on the market. The Board of the European Innovation Council (EIC) warmly welcomed the publication of the New European Innovation Agenda communication and its clear focus on …

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The Commission welcomes the adoption by the European Parliament of the Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act, proposed by the Commission in December 2020. The Digital Services Package sets out a first comprehensive rulebook for the online platforms that we all depend on in our daily lives. These new rules will be applicable across …

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On 29 June, the EU and Norway concluded fisheries consultations that will modernise the exchange of fisheries data for control purposes. The two delegations agreed to use a common software platform for data exchanges, the FLUX Transportation Layer, developed by the European Commission. They agreed to start using the software to exchange vessel position data …

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The Commission is launching negotiations on the association to the LIFE programme for environment and climate with seven non-EU countries: Albania, Andorra, Faroe Islands, Israel, Moldova, North Macedonia and Turkey. The Commission is launching negotiations on the association to the LIFE programme for environment and climate with seven non-EU countries: Albania, Andorra, Faroe Islands, Israel, Moldova, North …

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The LIFE Programme will participate in the International Congress of Entomology (ICE 2022) from 17 to 22 July in Helsinki, Finland. The central theme of the Congress is ‘Entomology for Our Planet’. A LIFE representative will speak during the opening plenary session on ‘Protecting Europe’s threatened invertebrates: Overview of EU policy on the protection of invertebrates and funding opportunities through …

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Following the adoption of the Partnership Agreement, the single operational programme and the Just Transition Plan for Cyprus, the EU will invest a total of more than €1 billion in the country between 2021 and 2027. The Partnership Agreement lays down Cyprus’ investment strategy for its economic, social and territorial cohesion, the green and digital …

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